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Forwards continued

Aaron Lewicki
Matt Lombardi (previous galleries: one two three)

Jeremie Malouin
David McIntyre (previous gallery)

Brad Mills
Kory Nagy

Nick Palmieri

Nathan Perkovich

Jordan Skellet
Michael Swift

Mattias Tedenby (previous gallery)

Alexander Vasyunov

Darcy Zajac

Boston College team awards were given out last night at the Pike’s Peak banquet.

MVP-Norman F. Dailey Award:  Cam Atkinson (previous galleries  1   2)

John “Snooks” Kelley Memorial Award (best typify BC hockey): Matt Price (previous galleries 1 2) and Matt Lombardi (previous galleries 1   2)

William J. Flynn Coaches Award: Ben Smith (previous galleries 1   2   3   4)

James E. Tiernan Most Improved Player Award: Carl Sneep (previous galleries 1 2)

Bernie Burke Outstanding Freshman Award: Brian Dumoulin (previous galleries 1   2   3)

Academic Excellence Award (seniors w/ highest GPA): Matt Price and Ben Smith

As a small thanks for getting to watch/shoot them for four years at Boston College, I donate prints to the end of season dinner. Last year, I changed from a single image to a “collage” of images, but unfortunately created them pre-season (with Denver pics) and then lost the files during my move-related computer disaster. This year I made sure to upload them once I finished so that couldn’t happen again. I still need to create images for the women’s team and will add them to the same gallery once they are complete. Copies of these collages are available.*

*The fan in me overruled the photographer in me when it came to Sneep’s. The image with the Title is not particularly sharp, but I really wanted to use one with the Title rather than a better shot that did not include it. If you’d like a copy of the Sneep collage, I’d be happy to substitute a different center photo of your choice at no additional charge.

Info on commissioning a print for your favorite player.

Player of the Week:  Will O’Neill, Maine

Rookie of the Week:  Steven Whitney, Boston College (previous galleries 1  2)

Defensive Player of the Week:  Rob Madore, Vermont

Joe Whitney reached the 100 points milestone on March 12 with 3 assists – point 100, an assist on brother Stephen’s goal. (Previous galleries 1  2)

First Career Goals:

3/12 Mark Nemec, Maine
 

3/6 Mike Beck and Brian Dumoulin scored their first collegiate goals 55 seconds apart (goal mentioned in previous blog gallery for Dumoulin had the credit changed).

First Career Game-Winning Goals:

3/13 Matt Lombardi’s goal won not just the game, but the Hockey East quarterfinal series with UMass.  (previous blog gallery)

 
3/13  From the Trenton Devils site:  Tim Kunes recorded three points (2g, 1a), including his first professional game-winning goal, to lead the Devils to a 5-4 victory over Kalamazoo on Saturday. It was the Boston College alum’s seventh multi-point game of the season and his first time collecting first star honors. One of only two Devils to play in all 63 games for the Devils this season, Kunes leads defensemen with 33 points (7g, 26a).  (previous BC gallery)

Was waiting to finish the Syracuse University Orange at Boston College Eagles 10/9/09 full gallery to post the Motherwells.  BC has had a lot of brothers follow each other to the Heights, but they aren’t limited to brother pairs.  Senior forward and alternate captain Matt Lombardi followed his sister Michelle (2003-07) to BC (unfortunately never shot her)

and this year Ashley Motherwell has followed her brother Brett (2005-08).
 

While preparing my Syracuse roster for photo captions, I noticed a few familiar names.  Syracuse also has a sister following her brother onto the ice with Kelly Dimmen whose brother Jeff plays defense (and wears the A) for the University of Maine Black Bears. (Naturally I started this post before I finished editing and didn’t realize that Kelly Dimmen did not play in the game - oops.)
 

Syracuse also has a pair of twins on the team, freshman forwards Isabel and Talia Menard.

The Menards aren’t the only twins on the Syracuse roster, forward Stefanie Marty is the twin sister of Northeastern’s Julia Marty (earlier blog gallery).  Stefanie has also played for Switzerland.

 

Finally, another familiar looking name sent me to Google where I discovered that Keeta Koalska is the second cousin of former Minnesota Golden Gopher Matt Koalska, not a sister.